Pakistan (2024)
76.9
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
+0.4 YoY
YoY Change
+0.4
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Pakistan Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year subscriptions per 100 inhabitants YoY Change
2024 76.9 +0.4
2023 76.5 -2.6
2022 79.1 +0.3
2021 78.8 +4.1
2020 74.7 +3
2019 71.7 +3.8
2018 67.9 +3.2
2017 64.7 +2.7
2016 62 +4.1
2015 57.9 -5.5
2014 63.4 +2.9
2013 60.5 +2.6
2012 57.9 +4.5
2011 53.4 +3.6
2010 49.8 +1.3
2009 48.5 +2.1
2008 46.4 +12.3
2007 34.1 +14.9
2006 19.2 +11.9
2005 7.3 +4.3

About this Dataset

Pakistan recorded 76.9 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024. The latest change was +0.4. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from 0 in 1989 to 79.1 in 2022.

This page tracks mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Pakistan from 1990 to present. Mobile penetration is the primary digital access channel in emerging markets and drives mobile commerce, fintech, and digital services adoption.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Pakistan from 1990 to present. Mobile penetration is the primary digital access channel in emerging markets and drives mobile commerce, fintech, and digital services adoption. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 79.1 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 1989. The latest reading of 76.9 in 2024 represents a change of +0.4.